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15 years ago
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Since the day I've joined FA, that is not so long ago, I saw many profiles with informations about commissions. What suprised me the most were the prices, ranging from 15 to 80 bucks max, and it suprised me because average prices on DA from various artists start at 5$ to 35$ max. And here, 25-35 US green is an average. The strangest thing is that you can have good quality art from an artist on DA for 25$ and you can have not-so-good art piece freom artist on FA for the same price. I don't know why it is that way, maybe because it's a site with artists who can fufill special needs of the customer(more dirty, f.ex.)? I admit, I never ordered a commission from artist from here or from DA, so I don't know how the negotiation process looks. Nevertheless, this was what suprised me after browsing DA since I've joined. Yep, the differences in prices, not the vast ammounts of porn with all the possible fetishes you may find, but the prices.
That said, I don't take commisions. I can take a request but that doesn't mean I'll make it. It is - after all - a request.
The main reason why I don't take commisions is the fact that I'm simply not good enough, or should I say - not ready, to draw for money, at least in my own personal opinion. I just know that I wouldn't feel good about taking cash from someone that could spend it on something much more better.
The second is time. I just don't have enough free time in my hands to make a [i]good artwork. That's why it takes so long for me to release my strip, among other reasons.
Simply put - I like to do my work, any kind of work, fast and without loosing quality. And when it comes to drawing, for now I can't maintain that rule.
But, like I wrote before, I can take requests. You can sent me a p.m. about what would you like to see on paper(the .jpg paper, that is :D) and I might do it. But, since I'd do it for free, I do not feel obliged to actually draw your request or - if I decided to do it - to be quick about it. The other thing is that I reserve some artistic freedom to myself. Which means, I can make changes to your idea and your character. Not big ones, mind you. Some details may come or go during the drawing process, like for example in clothes section. Other than that, I try to stay close to the info and reference pics that requester sent me.
So, you can make a request if you agree to what I've stated above and remember - the more details and references the better - for most of the time I don't have patience nor time to work on a blank sheet. Details, details, details.
As for art trades... I don't really know. I never done them, mostly because I would feel - like in case of commissions - obliged to make a pic of top quality(for my skills) and to make it fast, which, like I said, can be problematic for me.
But I might agree on art trades if you have an interesting offer, that is. It won't hurt to ask.
That is basically all that I wanted to write about for my 1st FA journal entry.
Thanks for your attention.
That said, I don't take commisions. I can take a request but that doesn't mean I'll make it. It is - after all - a request.
The main reason why I don't take commisions is the fact that I'm simply not good enough, or should I say - not ready, to draw for money, at least in my own personal opinion. I just know that I wouldn't feel good about taking cash from someone that could spend it on something much more better.
The second is time. I just don't have enough free time in my hands to make a [i]good artwork. That's why it takes so long for me to release my strip, among other reasons.
Simply put - I like to do my work, any kind of work, fast and without loosing quality. And when it comes to drawing, for now I can't maintain that rule.
But, like I wrote before, I can take requests. You can sent me a p.m. about what would you like to see on paper(the .jpg paper, that is :D) and I might do it. But, since I'd do it for free, I do not feel obliged to actually draw your request or - if I decided to do it - to be quick about it. The other thing is that I reserve some artistic freedom to myself. Which means, I can make changes to your idea and your character. Not big ones, mind you. Some details may come or go during the drawing process, like for example in clothes section. Other than that, I try to stay close to the info and reference pics that requester sent me.
So, you can make a request if you agree to what I've stated above and remember - the more details and references the better - for most of the time I don't have patience nor time to work on a blank sheet. Details, details, details.
As for art trades... I don't really know. I never done them, mostly because I would feel - like in case of commissions - obliged to make a pic of top quality(for my skills) and to make it fast, which, like I said, can be problematic for me.
But I might agree on art trades if you have an interesting offer, that is. It won't hurt to ask.
That is basically all that I wanted to write about for my 1st FA journal entry.
Thanks for your attention.
Just a guess, though.